When I went to #India in February, I managed to do a sunrise boat ride on the #Ganges before touring around #Varanasi and then going to #Sarnath. This page details my day and has my #photos from this exciting adventure on my #travel around this wonderful country.

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Varanasi.

Today, I was up very early, before the sun, to sail along the Ganges and see devout Hindus bathing and praying beneath the rising sun.

Alan Morris aka Gooner aka Sharky
Eldritch Friday: by the waters of Sarnath

  By the waters of Sarnath, By the waters of Sarnath, There broken, on the steps of Ib There we wept and there we drown’d, but did not die;     Our weeping hung on wither&#8217…

Implied Spaces
#Sarnath in #Varanasi #India

Sarnath is one of the four places of Buddhist pilgrimage, the Deer Park in Sarnath is where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma. Several remains of temples, stupas and monasteries from the 3rd century B.C. to 12th century A.D. can be found here. Also a base of an Ashoka Pillar has survived.

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notes on the cat of Ulthar

Notes found with photos in a lost room of The Miskatonic University Library.   Is this the joy of midsummer? Look at Hye-ryeon, yes, come back for us!     The First, Cat Altar Carreg…

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#DharamChakra
Turning the Wheel of #Dharma
This panel found at Sahri Bahlol, a #Gandhara site & dated #Kanishka Year 5 corresponding to 132 AD is of #Buddha delivering His first Sermon at #Sarnath near #Varanasi in #UttarPradesh #India is now at #Peshawar Museum #Pakistan

He is followed by #Hindu Gods #Brahma & #Vishnu and two other #Buddhist #Bodhisatva
A similar panel is displayed at #Brussels Museum #Belgium

#AncientIndia #Buddhism #Hinduism #Religions #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory

It's #StupaSunday!

This week's #stupa is #DhamekStupa located in #Sarnath, outside of #Varanasi. It is believed to be built on the location of the #Buddha's first sermon, the #DhammacakkappavattanaSutta.

All images are from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhamek_Stupa

Here are links to various translations of the sutta the Buddha preached on this spot: https://sutta.readingfaithfully.org/?q=SN56.11

#Buddhism #Dhamma #Dharma #Theravada #Mahayana #Vajrayana

Dhamek Stupa - Wikipedia